• Soft Sounds From Another Planet

  • Japanese Breakfast (2017)

My favorite album of all time for many years now. I love it so much I got a tattoo of it. Every now and then I get scared I might have outgrowned it. But each new listen brings a new layer of symbolism for me and only deepens my connection to it. It manages to heal me everytime in new, beautiful ways and will forever hold so much significance in my eyes. I think japanese breakfast has this incredible ability to convey deep, layered emotions in such simple, straightforward ways. She honors every facet of every feelings with this pudic detachment that makes it all so relatable. Every feeling is anchored in space and time by a stable flow between introspective, gutwrenching emotion rich lines and rich descriptions. All throughout, she also retains such clever wittyness, making the whole piece more palatable, bittersweet and incredibly powerful. The lyrics are perfectly intertwined with deep instrumentals setting a peculiar, dreamy ambiance that reminds me a lot of Pink Floyd. I love this album to another planet and back and could talk about it forever.

  • Melody's echo chamber

  • Melody's echo chamber (2012)

Some of the smartest melodies I have listened to. This record is so immersive and easy to spiral into, straight to the point yet so original. I would love to lose my memories to be able to listen to it again for the first time. It is one of my favorite record to put on when I am on my own in yet another unknown city far away from my world. There's a quiet melancholy to it, but so deeply intertwined between the layers and layers of echoing guitar strings and groovy bass lines that you don't have time to stop and linger on it - adventure is awaiting. Also the album cover is so wonderful, I will never get over it.

  • Speaking in tongues

  • Talking heads (1983)

I am such a huge fan of Talking heads, and this specific album holds the top spot in my heart. How could anyone stay sitting still after the first few seconds is a mystery to me. You will always find me dancing my heart out! So much groove and enticing melodies! I grew up listening to a lot of classic punk albums with my dad, but only discovered Talking heads in adulthood. Despite this, I still feel deep nostalgia when listening to this record. It just ties my music tastes from every stage of my life all together, and is the first record I turn to when I need to feel better.

  • songs

  • Adrianne Lenker (2020)

The most beautiful poetry ever written probably. You should have seen my face the day I realized 'anything' was about a break-up and that there was a coma in the line 'I was scared, Indigo'... Pure devastation. Adrianne Lenker is a master at conveying tenderness, wether it is accompanying nostalgia, gratefulness or complete acceptance. I will always be admirative of artists capable of conveying opposite emotions simultaneously without losing any of the ingredients' deepness. I think Adrianne Lenker fits this definition perfectly. Every piece on 'songs' is a masterpiece of nuance yet simplicity, moving forward yet looking back, and undeniable love through every stage and in spite of fate. I am so grateful her music found me.